Clark Fountain’s attorneys obtained a significant confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a father of four who was killed after being electrocuted by a high-voltage utility wire. Authorities found him suspended by his harness approximately 25 feet in the air. The firm’s client had been trimming trees behind a home where the vegetation had become overgrown and had grown too close to the power line.

Firm attorneys were retained to investigate all potential avenues of recovery and pursued claims against the homeowner, the owner of the utility line, and the tree-trimming and vegetation management contractors hired by the utility line owner.

The lawsuit alleged negligence against the property owner for failing to warn of the dangerous condition, the utility company for failing to properly inspect the area, and the vegetation management company for failing to carry out assigned trimming plans. After completing discovery, Clark Fountain’s attorneys successfully resolved the matter against all defendants for the benefit of the client’s surviving spouse and four children.